Caperdonich 35 yo 1977/2013 (50.2%, Cadenhead, small batch, sherry butt, 384 bottles) Colour: coffee. Nose: oh yes this is probably a sister cask, it's just that it spent thirteen extra-years in sherry and so became flintier and more on coffee and chocolate. Other than that the very same notes of pipe tobacco and dried fruits are playing first fiddles. The tobacco's actually becoming very strong, while a few mentholated extractive notes emerge. With water: becomes gamy (pheasant, haha), more vinous for sure, with also quite a lot of balsamic vinegar and damp earth. Mouth (neat): it's almost ultra-fortified jam! Cherries, raspberries, oranges, then the menthol starts to become heavier and heavier without becoming invading. Well, you have to like menthol. Hard liquorice (we call that Zan over here). With water: strong liquid honey. Or imagine a cocktail made out of chestnut honey, slivovitz, crème de menthe and chocolate. Not bad! Finish: long but a little drying now. Cinnamon, grape skins, rocket salad, cocoa. Comments: heavy sherry! A bit unlikely at times but it's big bold whisky. Keeping it for 35 extra years in glass/bottle should make it rounder and smoother ;-). SGP:661 - 87 points.